STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT. Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday warned her members that she will not tolerate any political maneuvering within the party in the lead-up to the 2024 general elections, and that she will expel anyone immediately for not toeing the party line.
Addressing members at all levels, Megawati reiterated her prerogative to nominate a presidential candidate as she warned party members who overstepped her authority they would face expulsion.
Megawati said that she preferred having members who are rebels over traitors. Megawati also reminded her cadres not to be complacent with the party’s electability level, which is always at the top in various surveys.
PDI-P Central Board Chair Puan Maharani on Monday said the party may consider nominating Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka to run for the 2024 regional election, although she could not confirm whether Gibran would be nominated for the governorship in Jakarta or Central Java.
A recent polling by Kompas showed that Prabowo remains the most electable presidential candidate, followed by Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan. The list did not change since the polling was last conducted in January, but the electability of Prabowo and Anies declined.
Results of a recent polling by the Jakarta Survey Institute (LSJ) showed Gerindra Party Chair Prabowo Subianto as the most electable presidential candidate, scoring 97.6 percent of the vote. Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno came second with 92 percent, followed by Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan with 91.8 percent.
The National Awakening Party (PKB) appears to be confident of forming an electoral coalition with the Gerindra Party for the 2024 general election, but the latter seems to be hanging back and analysts also remain unconvinced about the likelihood of the two parties teaming up.
PKB Deputy Secretary-General Jazilul Fawaid on Sunday said that the two parties would soon declare the new coalition — to be named the Great Indonesia Awakening Coalition — as well as their candidate for president.
Prabowo and National Awakening Party (PKB) Chair Muhaimin Iskandar at a press conference on Saturday said both parties are ready to work together in the 2024 general elections.
Gerindra Central Executive Board Head Sufmi Dasco Ahmad told the press on Tuesday that Gerindra has agreed to “cooperate” with the PKB for the next general election, while “also remaining open to welcoming other parties to form any coalition for the presidential and legislative elections and regional elections in 2024.” But he stopped short of confirming or denying an alliance with the PKB outright.
At the closing of the NasDem Party national working meeting on Friday, chair Surya Paloh announced three names the party has chosen as its 2024 presidential candidates: Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, Armed Forces Commander Gen. Andika Perkasa, and Central Governor Ganjar Prabowo.
Anies topped the list, securing support from 32 regional boards. NasDem’s plan to nominate popular figures like Anies and Ganjar came amid claims that members of the ruling coalition have agreed to prevent non-party candidates or “political outsiders” from contesting the presidential race.
President Jokowi’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, is likely to run as a candidate in the 2024 regional elections, after receiving the blessing of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri and Gerindra Party Chair Prabowo Subianto. Both party leaders support him as a potential replacement for Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo or Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan.
The National Democratic (NasDem) Party’s national meeting on Thursday proposed three political figures that the party would support as presidential candidates: Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo, and State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir.
Previously, the party asked its 34 regional councils to submit three to five names of potential presidential candidates to the party’s central board. The majority, except for two provinces, suggested Anies, the party said. Four provinces left out Ganjar’s name, while only 16 provinces proposed Erick (Red/many sources).
